- •Английский как второй иностранный язык Учебное пособие для студентов 4 курса
- •Seasons and Weather
- •Seasons and Weather
- •Seasons of the year in england
- •John Ruskin
- •Samuel Johnson
- •Weekends and Holidays. Travelling
- •Pretty Days
- •It’s pleasant to sit on the beach
- •A Letter From the Countryside
- •Holiday Plans
- •The text you are going to read has no title. Can you give it a title?
- •The British Holidays
- •After Summer Vacation
- •The ambassador
- •What opinion do you agree with?
- •Exercise 15. A great number of people are fond of travelling and yet they say: "East or West, home is best" or "There's no place like home".
- •You can travel around
- •At the station
- •Travelling by air
- •Julie: No. I’ve only been in a boat once. I sailed down the river Thames on a sightseeing tour…But in any case I’d rather be sea-sick than dead.
- •Travelling by sea
- •Lesson № 40
- •The Beach
- •Waiting at the airport
- •Cost to cost
- •The Girl with Green Eyes
- •Illnesses and their Treatment
- •Treating a Patient
- •Coping with Stress
- •Health and Medical Care
- •Profile: Peter Parker
- •A Visit to the Doctor
- •A Victim to One Hundred and Seven fatal Maladies
- •Sightseeing
- •Some Glimpses of London
- •Sightseeing
- •The Great Fire
- •Impressions of England
- •A Visit to Moscow
- •Syktyvkar
- •Lesson 33
- •Sport and Games
- •What Makes all People Kin
- •Sports and Games Popular in England
- •How Healthy Are You?
- •Olympic Games
- •Unit 3 Present Continuous
- •Unit 4 Simple Present part one
- •Unit 5 Simple Present part two
- •5. Mistaken Identity
- •Unit 6 Simple Past part one
- •2.Where Were You in ’62?
- •3.Wasn’t That a Beautiful Wedding?
- •4. Who Was That Man You Were Talking To?
- •5. It Was Raining When She Saw Him
- •Unit 6 Exercises
- •Look! The Leaves Are Starting to Fall
- •Unit 8 Simple Past part two
- •Unit 11 Exercises
- •Unit 13 Present Perfect
Syktyvkar
Syktyvkar is the capital of the Komi Republic, its political, economic and cultural centre. The first name of the town was Ust-Sysolsk, which in 1930 became Syktyvkar. Syktyvkar is situated on the river Sysola. It became a town in 1780 and 1936 Syktyvkar became the capital of the Komi Republic. In 1980 Syktyvkar celebrated the 200-th anniversary.
In Syktyvkar there are two Institutes, a University, the scientific centre, more than 40 secondary schools and about 20 technical colleges and many gymnasiums, lyceums.
The National library is the largest in the republic. It was built in 1958, the architect is F. Tentyukova. The National library has about 2.5 million books in its funds. The centre of the town is Stefanovskaya Square with the monument to V.I. Lenin, the work of Kerbel, which was erected in 1967. There are two theatres in Syktyvkar – the Theatre of Opera and Ballet in Lomonosov Square with the monument to Kouratov, the work of Mamchenko, and the Drama Theatre, named after V. Savin. Besides there are cinema-houses, clubs, stadiums, swimming-pools.
Syktyvkar is an industrial centre as well. There are many plants and factories and the largest is the industrial timber complex in Ezhwa, producing paper and other goods. Syktyvkar is very beautiful in summer with green trees and flowerbeds. There are three parks in Syktyvkar: Kirov Park, Michurin Park and the Children’s Park at the Sysola river.
Syktyvkar is the native town of our Olympic champions in skiing: Raisa Smetanina, Vasiliy Rochev. Syktyvkar with its population of about 260 thousand people is connected with other towns by air-lines and rail-ways. The citizens of Syktyvkar honour the history of the town. There are several museums and a Memorial to heroes of the great Patriotic War. The memorial was designed by Borisov and Mamchenko and it was opened on the 21st of August 1981. In the centre of the Memorial there are three female figures, symbolizing the mother, the wife and the sister. There is an eternal flame and behind the figures there are plates with the names of those who never returned from the front.
Syktyvkar is constantly growing and becoming more and more beautiful.
Speak about Syktyvkar.
Exercise 8.
Read the conversation between Nora and Harry Parker.
Lesson 33
Harry: I thought I was to be given some fish for supper, Nora?
Nora: Harry, I meant to get you some, but I was prevented from going
out. You see, Tommy Wood next door was taken ill last night and
this morning he had to be taken to hospital.
Harry: Poor little chap! What's the trouble?
Nora: Well, I was told by Mrs Wood that it was diphtheria.
Harry: Good heavens! That's bad. Anyhow, he'll be well looked after at
the hospital. I suppose his mother went there with him?
Nora: Yes, you see I was asked to stay in and keep an eye on the other
children. Her husband is away, so she was left to deal with
everything.
Harry: Which doctor did she have?
Nora: Dr. Williams.
Harry: He's said to be very good. What a life doctors have! Fancy being
called out in the middle of the night.
Nora: Well, as a matter of fact, he wasn't called until this morning.
Harry: Why not? A doctor ought to be sent for at the first sign.
Nora: I know – but then the Woods are rather careless.
Harry: It seems to me that their children are badly looked after.
Nora: Yes, perhaps their children have been neglected.
Harry: So it's only to be expected if one of them catches diphtheria.
Nora: Oh, but it wasn't really diphtheria.
Harry: What? I thought you told me …
Nora: Oh no, I didn't finish the story. Mrs Wood thought it might be diphtheria, but the doctor himself wasn't sure; and when they
get Tommy to hospital they found it was only a bad sore throat.
Assignments after the text:
I
Say
What happened to Tommy Wood last night.
Why Nora was asked to keep an eye on the Woods’ children.
What Mr. Parker thinks about the way the Woods take care of their children.
II
How can Mrs. Wood tell her husband about what happened to their son last night?
III
Make up a dialogue by analogy with this conversation.